- Kansas City’s Week 7 matchup with Seattle comes with a built-in contradiction: the Chiefs just snapped a month-long sack drought, but their offensive tackle situation now looks like the kind of problem the Seahawks can exploit.
- The Chiefs are trying to carry over the defensive surge they showed in Week 6, when they finally ended their sack drought and made Justin Herbert miserable for an afternoon.
- Josh Simmons is on injured reserve and will miss at least the next four weeks, and Jaylon Moore is also out.
- Kansas City’s Week 6 pass rush was a welcome change after a month without sacks, but one game does not erase the larger concern: the Chiefs still need that pressure to show up again, and they need it against a Seahawks team that can make life difficult in the trenches.
- The Seahawks are 3-3, and their offense has been affected by the absence of Kenneth Walker, something Kansas City has benefited from this year.
- If the Chiefs can keep their pass rush active and survive the protection issues up front, they give themselves a chance to control the game.
Chiefs’ Week 7 hinges on a trench battle that cuts both ways
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Sources & Referenced Reporting
- kckingdom.com, “Chiefs Week 7 fate will be decided by this one defensive matchup versus Seahawks,” Oct. 24, 2026.
- kckingdom.com, “Chiefs tackle situation could prove to be a major issues versus stout Seahawks front,” Oct. 24, 2026.
- kckingdom.com, “Can the Chiefs pass-rush parlay impressive Week 6 performance into primetime matchup versus Seattle?,” Oct. 24, 2026.
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